Caitlin Clark’s MLB All-Star Game audition was delayed by a day.
The Fever rookie sensation lost his cool and smashed a water bottle on the ground after committing a costly turnover late in the Fever’s disappointing 101-93 loss to the Wings on Wednesday night.
With one minute left in the game and the Fever trailing by four, Clarke lost the ball, grabbed a water bottle from a member of staff, quickly threw it on the ground and sat down in apparent frustration.
The 2024 No. 1 draft pick said the play marred a record-breaking night in which she had 19 assists.
“Turnover late on is definitely a killer.” Clark says.
The Fever had a chance to go into the one-month break with a three-game winning streak after beating the league’s worst team on Wednesday, but the young team couldn’t capitalize.
Trailing 97-93 with under 45 seconds left, Clark shook off the pressure and drove the ball to the 3-point line, but Dallas’ Odyssey Sims, who had his eyes on the road, smashed the ball away from behind.
Dallas pounced to try and get the ball, prompting Clark’s anger to erupt during a Wings timeout.
ESPN reported the quick reaction before the Wings got back into the game and made both free throws to give them the extra points, all but sealing the win.
Clark finished the game with six turnovers, which has been an issue throughout her rookie season.
She is averaging 5.6 turnovers per game.
“They were pressuring me and I was able to get behind them and attack them and I tried to get the ball but I got hit from behind and lost control of the ball,” Clark said of the play. “That was definitely a killer. … That was a really costly play. I’ll never forgive that.”
Despite the loss, Clark had a stellar performance, scoring 24 points on 10-of-19 shooting and adding 19 assists.
She enters the break averaging 17.1 points, 8.2 assists and 5.8 rebounds.
“I try to set my teammates up for success and I think sometimes we pass the ball too much,” Clark said. “There were probably a couple of times where we could have gotten a shot instead of a pass that led to a turnover, especially. [Aliyah Boston]”I just want to support her. My eyes are on the post players.”
